School: Caisleán hAicéid

Location:
Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0025, Page 0092

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  1. Mary Monaghan, Pollnahalia Caherlistrane, Co Galway was very good at spinning. She is eighty five years of age and she does not spin at all now. She was not married so she had no children to pick up the trade. No other body picked it up either.
    Mary Hanly, Feeragh, Caherlistrane was very good also at spinning. She died about the year 1932. Her children picked up the trade. They are no even better than herself was at spinning.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eddie Kearns
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Pollnahallia, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Martin Kearns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Pollnahallia, Co. Galway